Dick Durbin
Dick Durbin
Richard Joseph "Dick" Durbinis the senior United States Senator from Illinois, in office since 1997. He has been the Assistant Minority Leader, the second highest position in the Democratic Party leadership in the Senate, since 2015...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth21 November 1944
conclusion race
I don't think we should race to a conclusion here,
assume happen
I don't think we should assume that's going to happen at all.
bring clear companies fact forward hopeful oil prices signal
I am hopeful that the fact that this investigation is going forward will be a clear signal to the oil companies to bring down their prices immediately so that we can have some relief.
asks contest draw legal question raises team
If this is just a process, a legal contest and you'll play for any team that asks you to play, it raises a question about where would you draw the line, if you would ever draw the line.
competent discover hope human hurricane katrina led question suffering truth wrong
may be a very competent individual. But how in the world can we get to the truth of the question as to what went wrong with Hurricane Katrina -- how can we really hope to discover the incompetence that led to all this human suffering and devastation -- if the administration is going to investigate itself?
ask mainstream obvious sure
We need to be sure this institution is in the mainstream of American thinking. What we need to do is ask the obvious questions.
victory
This was a victory for the American people,
business businesses families family frankly income money needs record unfair
Why is it we're transferring all this family and business income to businesses making record profits? ... I think frankly this is unfair to families and businesses. This money needs to come back to families and the consumer.
blind call loyalty policies
the president's call for blind loyalty to his policies in Iraq.
bottom gets gore ninth strikes
Two strikes and two outs in the bottom of the ninth and Gore gets a hit,
living spend
Evergreen tenants should not have to spend another day living in substandard conditions,
closely elected health john known since supporting worked
I've known John since before I was elected and have worked closely with him on health issues, especially Medicaid reimbursement and asthma. I am supporting his re-election.
july phoenix turning
Oh, my goodness. The July 10th Phoenix memo. We're turning this over to Congress. The whole world's going to see this.
decide federal grass opportunity roots together
It's not a federal mandate, ... It's an opportunity for your community, on a grass roots basis, to come together and decide how you can tell the story of Lincoln.